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Shaker style hutch, milk-painted
6 commentsFinished this today. Made a similar one as a Christmas present for one of our kids (posted 4/5) and liked it so much I made this one for us. Unlike the other (which, below the counter, had nine...
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Shaker oval boxes and other furniture
Everything made is of Shaker inspired design. I have made many Shaker pieces over the years. Oval boxes are made of various domestic and exotic woods.
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Shaker dining table, birdseye maple
13 commentsNinety inches long with a top that's 1 5/16" thick, this table owes its light appearance to the placement of the trestle. Tucked up against the underside of the top, it's largely unseen, allowing the...
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Shaker occasional table, tiger maple
This was my first attempt at turned legs. I started out trying to turn the pummels with a skew chisel, so for insurance I prepared a fifth leg blank. I needed it. The aprons have a crossgrain...
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Shaker style bookcase, tiger maple
1 commentShaker reading was limited to religion texts and practical instruction, so there aren't many Shaker bookcases to follow as examples. This one has an ogee profiled cornise whose side pieces are glued...
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Shaker end tables, birdseye maple
7 commentsBed side tables. The tops are tapered underneath to thin the edges. Birdseye maple is colored with water-based aniline dye and finished with gel varnish, five or six coats rubbed on. Tiny antiqued...
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Yin and Yang Inspired Shaker Oval Box
1 commentInspired from the thoughts of Yin and Yang. This box is double fingered with 2 the woods joined together and top and bottom having opposite woods as well. Black Walnut and Bird's Eye Maple
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Shaker dresser, milk-painted
2 commentsBased on a famous piece at the Shaker Museum in Chatham, NY. The original is huge, with two banks of five drawers and a cupboard. This was for an apartment in Brooklyn, hence one bank of drawers...
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Shaker oval boxes, dyed
Shaker boxes are often colored in somber tones, but the Shakers were passionate people and could be very lively. That's how they got their name. Many of their boxes were brightly colored, so I...
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Shaker side table
5 commentsOne advantage of being a woodworker is making furniture to fit spaces in your house. Which means you're not just designing furniture, you're designing rooms. This sidetable was made for our very...
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Shaker Style 7 Drawer Chest
2 commentsMaterial: Cherry Wood, Hard Maple & Aromatic cedar Dimensions: 54 ¾" H x 31" W x 19" D This seven drawer chest is constructed of solid wood using web-frame drawer supports that...
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Shaker sewing steps
2 commentsI come from a family of knitters, so a few Christmases ago I made these sewing steps. Very small (8"h, 8 1/4"w, 8"d), they're for resting your feet, not for standing on. The stock is just 516"...
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Shaker style hutch
3 commentsBuilt for my son Alden and his wife Katie for Christmas 08, it was designed to fit a specific space in their house. Not literally Shaker but uses several Shaker design elements. Made of milkpainted...
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Office Cabinet
Office Cabinet inspired by Shaker Sewing Cabinets With work surface extensions that pull out from both sides. Middle two drawer faces on each side are actually a faux front for a deep...
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Shaker side table, birdseye maple
5 commentsA few years ago, a generous man included me in a group of eight for a two-week golfing trip to Scotland. Before the trip he and I had never met. We played at all the best places, and he paid for...
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Shaker dresser, tiger maple
8 commentsTiger maple with poplar as secondary wood. Drawer heights are graduated by percentage. Top and sides joined by through dovetails, something of a challenge as the maple's hardness means no...
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Shaker woodenware, birdseye maple
3 commentsFor seasonal stability, tops of larger boxes (nos. 5 and 6) and tray bottoms are made of birdseye veneered plywood. Smaller box tops and tray divider are solid birdseye. Oval sides are of nonfigured...
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Side Table
1 commentMy wife & I needed a small table to fit between two chairs in the living room and couldn't find exactly what we wanted. So, I adapted a fairly traditional Shaker design to fit our...
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Modern Shake
Modernized Shaker table. I love the simple look of shaker pieces, but also have a passion for certain elements that rarely appear in the shaker style. This table is a mixture of a "core"...
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Shaker Inspired Jewelry Box
No. 5 Bird's Eye Maple Oval box with tray lined with fabric.
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Battle on Shaker Field
2 commentsMy first woodworking project, the Shaker Chess Table. Made from Brazilian Mahogany and Maple. All tenon, mortise and dovetails joints were hand cut and chiseled out. No stain was used, only clear...
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Shaker Rocking Chair
1 commentThis Shaker Rocker is made of maple with three coats of amber shellac. The seat is 20" wide at the front and 14" wide at the back. The herringbone design is navy blue and whitenbspThe...
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The contest is over.
Congratulations to Chuck Griffith, the winner of our Shaker gallery challenge.
